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Phenolic compounds cause significant problems both in drinking water and wastewater due to their toxicity, high oxygen requirements, and low biodegradability. They are listed as primary pollutants by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the European Union. In this study, the adsorption efficiency of 2,4‐dichlorophenol (2,4‐DCP) on activated carbon, which is commonly used in treatment plants, was investigated under different experimental conditions including adsorbent dose, initial phenol concentration, initial pH, and contact time. As a result of experimental studies, it was determined that the adsorption isotherm and kinetics could be perfectly fitted to Langmuir and the assumption of pseudo‐second order model, respectively. Then, the adaptive neuro‐fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model was developed, which was the primary purpose of this study. The correlation between training and testing data and the ANFIS output was over 0.999. The generalization ability of the model was found to be 0.999. The input variables such as adsorbent dosage (14.2%), initial concentration (14.6%), initial pH (13.9%), and the contact time (57.2%) showed a higher effect on 2,4‐DCP removal efficiency in the sensitivity analysis. To summarize, modeling studies that are frequently preferred in treatment plants for the removal of different pollutants will reduce the number of experiments harmful to human health and save time, labor, and economy.

A macro and microalgae are widely used in environmental and biotechnological applications due to their unique natural properties. Algae groups are aquatic organisms that can be found in many parts of the world and vary in size from 3-10 μ to 70 cm. Algae are divided into two as prokaryotic (microalgae) and eukaryotic (macroalgae) according to their biological formations. "Cyanophyta" as microalgae and "Phaeophyta, Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta, Flagelleta" as macro algae are known. Dunaliella salina is a living thing that can live in saltwater ecosystems and belong to the microgreen algae group. Since these algae are a natural source of beta-carotene, they are of particular importance in the cosmetics and food industries compared to other green microalgae species. Almost all algae groups are used for different purposes in a wide variety of sectors. Dunaliella spp. types are used extensively in areas such as the energy sector (bio fuel), cosmetics, medical applications, bioplastic production, wastewater treatment, food industry. In addition, the most basic effect parameter of pink color formation in lakes with salt content due to seasonal changes is D. salina, which is not an environmental problem. Increasing environmental pollution, unconscious energy consumption, and climate change have led countries to seek alternative solutions to environmental issues and to develop environmentally friendly-technological methods. For sustainable environmental management and minimization of pollution; The benefits of using algae species have been demonstrated by different applications. In the literature, D. salina has focused on algae production and the use of pigments in the cosmetics and food industry. The aim of this study is to investigate the recent researches on D. salina and reveal the importance of this algae, especially in terms of sustainable environment and energy.